MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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